transition metals

CADMIUM
CHROMIUM
COBALT
COPPER
GOLD
IRON
MANGANESE
MERCURY
MOLYBDENUM
NICKEL
OSMIUM
PALLADIUM
PLATINUM
RHODIUM
SCANDIUM
SILVER
TITANIUM
TUNGSTEN
VANADIUM
ZINC
ZIRCONIUM

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Word	X	Y	Direction
CADMIUM	9	14	se
CHROMIUM	9	19	nw
COBALT	9	6	n
COPPER	9	6	ne
GOLD	4	1	se
IRON	11	12	w
MANGANESE	6	6	s
MERCURY	6	6	e
MOLYBDENUM	11	11	se
NICKEL	13	13	e
OSMIUM	4	20	e
PALLADIUM	6	7	se
PLATINUM	5	6	s
RHODIUM	10	13	se
SCANDIUM	8	19	e
SILVER	6	13	sw
TITANIUM	1	1	s
TUNGSTEN	1	1	e
VANADIUM	9	10	ne
ZINC	12	11	ne
ZIRCONIUM	11	12	sw